You are hurting my ears.... BMW follow? Who came up with that front end design first? Take a look at an 82 grand prix and an 82 BMW. Which one spawned the plastic cladded tin cans of the 90's? BMW was so far ahead even back then. Pontiac was floundering and viola, copy what works.

And if banglebutt isnt leading design (albiet down a different path than we wish) I don't know what is.